Re: [PATCH 28/57] media: Add ovxxxx_16bit_addr_reg_helpers.h

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Hi Sakari,

On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 02:26:31PM +0200, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 01:45:10PM +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > Regarding the width-specific versions of the helpers, I really think
> > encoding the size in the register macros is the best option. It makes
> > life easier for driver authors (only one function to call, no need to
> > think about the register width to pick the appropriate function in each
> > call) and reviewers (same reason), without any drawback in my opinion.
> 
> As I noted previously, this works well for drivers that need to access
> registers with multiple widths, which indeed applies to the vast majority
> of camera sensor drivers, but not to e.g. flash or lens VCM drivers. Fixed
> width registers are better served with a width-specific function. But these
> can be always added later on.

I still fail to see why they would be *better* served by custom functions.

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart



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